Area Safety Manager
Airgas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: St. Louis • Illinois • Montana • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per year
About the role
- Directs and oversees the company’s health and safety policies and procedures
- Ensures compliance with OSHA and other state, local, or company specific regulations and that periodic safety and compliance audits are conducted
- Spearheads programs that ensure a safe workplace including safety orientations, skills training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material handling procedures, and the use of personal protective equipment
- Promote and develop safe work behaviors
- Assist and coach associates to reduce injuries and vehicle accidents
- Plan, administer and support ongoing safety programs to ensure compliance
- Liaise between facility and internal and external auditors
- Interpret Safety Policies, Regulations and Standards to recommend or provide direction
- Keep facilities current with regulations concerning DOT, OSHA, EPA, and the FDA
- Conduct internal audits of all governmental disciplines ensuring required documents, training, and safety measures are in place
- Forwards findings to appropriate management staff for corrective actions
- Plan industrial health and ergonomic risk assessment surveys or analysis
- Assure all applicable training is performed at all locations
- Meet all compliance and reporting requirements of Federal and State regulations
- Assist Regional Safety Director in generating monthly safety meetings and data/presentations, which also include compliance presentations at branches, plants, and customer locations
- Assist in creating training development packages (i.e. videos, Google Slides)
Requirements
- Undergraduate Safety, Engineering, or related technical field
- In lieu of degree, consideration for up to 3 years of additional relevant experience may be accepted plus high school diploma or GED required
- 5 years of experience in the safety management of an industrial manufacturing and/or distribution company
- Computer proficiency and intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel and the Google platform (Mail, Calendar, Sheets, Drive)
- Valid driver’s license and reliable personal vehicle with insurance coverage as required by company
- Ability to be “on call” 24/7 for emergencies and to respond to DOT-related questions associated with the shipment of hazardous materials
- Previous industrial gas experience preferred
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision plans
- short-term and long-term disability
- life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
- parental leave
- vacation
- sick time
- floating holidays
- jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
- paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
- 401k plan with company matching funds
- tuition reimbursement
- discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
- Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
safety managementhazardous material handlingrisk assessmentsafety auditscompliance reportingtraining developmentemergency preparednessindustrial safetyergonomicsDOT regulations
Soft skills
coachingcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skillspresentation skillsteam collaborationbehavioral promotionadaptability
Certifications
OSHA certificationsafety management certificationvalid driver's license